A former Catholic nun breaks her silence to reveal the abuse she endured at the hands of the Church’s most celebrated priest - and the system built to protect him.
Gloria, a former Catholic nun, breaks thirty years of silence to name her abuser: Marko Rupnik, a powerful priest and celebrity artist whose sacred mosaics adorn churches across the globe, including the Pope’s personal chapel. Behind Fr. Rupnik’s art, Gloria exposes how spiritual authority can blur into manipulation. Her testimony uncovers a hidden system of abuse, where faith, obedience, and creativity become tools of control.
When the Vatican ignores her accusations, Gloria refuses to disappear. She reconnects with fellow former nun Mirjam, and together they take their story to the press, uncovering not only the scale of Rupnik’s abuse, but a decades-long cover-up by the Church.
Yet, the end of this story is still unfolding.
EMMY-winning documentary director and editor Lorena Luciano is a fellow of the Sundance Film Institute, IDA Enterprise, and the MacArthur Foundation. An indomitable storyteller, her impactful films resonate with global audiences, earning numerous Best Directing and Best Documentary awards. Raised in Italy, she moved to New York in 1996. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and film partner, Filippo Piscopo, and their two sons.
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